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Dancer with a Maple Branch

A work made of hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper.

Date:

About 1780-90

Artist:

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章
Japanese, 1726-1792

About this artwork

This woman is performing the Momijigari dance, which is done in autumn using branches of red maple as props. She has partially undone her outer robe to reveal one sleeve of the red garment she wears underneath. Red maple leaves can be found as a motif indicating autumn throughout painting and the decorative arts in Japan.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Katsukawa Shunsho

Title

Dancer with a Maple Branch

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1789–1790

Medium

Hanging scroll; Ink, color, and gold on paper

Dimensions

58.7 × 28.1 cm (23 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.); Overall with mount and knobs: 147.8 × 43.8 cm (58 3/16 × 17 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Reference Number

1939.1946

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